#501

A man was celebrating his 100th birthday, so the editor of the local newspaper sent a reporter over to do a feature story on the old timer.

The reporter began by asking the old tried and true question, "To what do you attribute your longevity?"

"Well, young lady," the gentleman says, "I never smoked, never drank alcoholic beverages or over-ate, and I got up every morning of my life at six o'clock."

"But, I had an uncle who did exactly the same," the reporter says, "and he only lived to be 80. How do you account for that?"

To which the centenarian replied, "He didn't keep it up long enough."